Exhaust Manifold replacing on Mercedes Benz?

The procedure mentioned below will work for all types of Mercedes Benz Truck model vehicles.


Exhaust Manifold
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

Detail are as follows:---

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   
   Negative battery cable

   Front wheels

   Plastic inner fender liners

   Exhaust manifold heat shields

NOTE

If the bolts are difficult to remove or the threads show signs of damage, replace the rivet nuts in the manifold.

Exhaust system-to-manifold flanged connection mounting bolts

Front exhaust pipe at the transmission exhaust bracket

Exhaust manifold-to-cylinder head mounting bolts

Exhaust manifold

1. Clean the gasket mating surfaces.

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Exhaust manifold using new gaskets and nuts. tighten the nuts to 12 ft. lbs. (16 Nm).

   Front exhaust pipe to the transmission exhaust bracket

   Exhaust system to the manifolds and tighten the mounting bolts to 15 ft. lbs. (20 Nm)

   Exhaust manifold heat shields

   Plastic inner fender liners

   Front wheels and tighten the lug bolts to 110 ft. lbs. (150 Nm)

   Negative battery cable
2. Read fault memory, encode the radio and normalize the power windows.
3. Start the vehicle and check for leaks.

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   NOTE

   If the bolts are difficult to remove or the threads show signs of damage, replace the rivet nuts in the manifold.
   
   
   
   
   Negative battery cable

   Front wheels

   Plastic inner fender liners

   Exhaust manifold heat shields
   
   
   
   
   Exhaust system-to-manifold flanged connection mounting bolts

   Front exhaust pipe at the transmission exhaust bracket

   Exhaust manifold-to-cylinder head mounting bolts

   Exhaust manifold
3. Clean the gasket mating surfaces. 
   
   
   Fig. Component view of the left-hand exhaust manifold-3.2L engine shown
   
   
   
   Fig. Component view of the right-hand exhaust manifold-3.2L engine shown

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   
   
   Exhaust manifold using new gaskets and nuts. Tighten the nuts to 12 ft. lbs. (16 Nm).

   Front exhaust pipe to the transmission exhaust bracket

   Exhaust system to the manifolds and tighten the mounting bolts to 15 ft. lbs. (20 Nm)

   Exhaust manifold heat shields

   Plastic inner fender liners

   Front wheels and tighten the lug bolts to 110 ft. lbs. (150 Nm)

   Negative battery cable
2. Read fault memory, encode the radio and normalize the power windows.
3. Start the vehicle and check for leaks.

These details will help.

Thanks.

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Car repair guide?

http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/03/car-repair-guide.html